Day in Pictures, Aug. 7, 2014

By By Mike Moffitt

on August 7, 2014 11:19 AM

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Want to feel how cold my nose is? Jameson makes friends with a photographer at Raven's Husky Haven and Rescue in Sycamore, Ill. Raven's houses 12 huskies at a time while the rescue organization trains and prepare the dogs to be adopted. So far 66 huskies have found new homes around the Chicago area. less

Want to feel how cold my nose is? Jameson makes friends with a photographer at Raven's Husky Haven and Rescue in Sycamore, Ill. Raven's houses 12 huskies at a time while the rescue organization trains and ... more

Gay couples kiss after they were united in a commitment ceremony in Cincinnati's Fountain Square.
Three judges of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati were weighing arguments in six
gay marriage fights from four states, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. less

Gay couples kiss after they were united in a commitment ceremony in Cincinnati's Fountain Square. Three judges of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati were weighing arguments in six gay ... more

Photo: Al Behrman, Associated Press

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How long before the laptop goes overboard? College students cool themselves off inside an
inflatable pool in their dormitory in Wuhan, China, where temperatures were flirting with 100
degrees.

How long before the laptop goes overboard? College students cool themselves off inside an inflatable pool in their dormitory in Wuhan, China, where temperatures were flirting with 100 degrees.

Photo: Stringer, AFP/Getty Images

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Crackdown on street squatters: Maidan self-defense activists clash with servicemen of the Kiev-1 volunteer battalion in Kiev's
Independence Square. Escorted by the battalion, Kiev municipal workers tried to remove tents from
the square, also known as Maidan, and free Khreshchatyk Street for the
traffic. A few hundred Maidan activists still live in the tent camp set in the center of the
Ukrainian capital. less

Crackdown on street squatters: Maidan self-defense activists clash with servicemen of the Kiev-1 volunteer battalion in Kiev's Independence Square. Escorted by the battalion, Kiev municipal workers tried to ... more

Give me five: Mogli pats the hand of his owner, Eva Kullmann, in front of a captive audience - residents of the Lutherstift senior care facility in Berlin. Kullmann says Mogli's weekly visits spark the curiosity and delight of the residents, many of whom suffer from dementia. less

Bloodstained insole: Gainesville (Fla.) Police Crime Scene Investigator Mark Trahan points to blood on a shoe insert
during the murder trial of Pedro Bravo, who is accused of killing University of Florida student
Christian Aguilar. The insert was found in a backseat compartment during a search of Bravo's
Chevy Blazer, according to Trahan's testimony. less

Bloodstained insole: Gainesville (Fla.) Police Crime Scene Investigator Mark Trahan points to blood on a shoe insert during the murder trial of Pedro Bravo, who is accused of killing University of Florida ... more

Telegraph has more dashes than dots: A week-old zonkey (donkey-zebra hybrid ) named Telegraph kicks up his forelegs as he plays with his mother at the Taigan Zoo outside Simferopol, Crimea. Allowing such cross-breeding is frowned upon in the zoo community. A Moscow Zoo spokeswoman called the practice unjustified and unscientific. less

Telegraph has more dashes than dots: A week-old zonkey (donkey-zebra hybrid ) named Telegraph kicks up his forelegs as he plays with his mother at the Taigan Zoo outside Simferopol, Crimea. Allowing such ... more

Photo: Yuri Lashov, AFP/Getty Images

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You're going to need a bigger bike: A man arranges laundry beside a stack of used sidecars for sale in suburban Manila. The sidecars,
offered for about $136 each, are attached to motorcycles or bicycles to accommodate more passengers
or cargo, and are an inexpensive way of transport in the Philippines. less

You're going to need a bigger bike: A man arranges laundry beside a stack of used sidecars for sale in suburban Manila. The sidecars, offered for about $136 each, are attached to motorcycles or bicycles to ... more

A row in the reservoir: A pair of great egrets tussle over the same spot while foraging for food in the shallows of
the reservoir at Lagoon Valley Park in Vacaville, Calif.

A row in the reservoir: A pair of great egrets tussle over the same spot while foraging for food in the shallows of the reservoir at Lagoon Valley Park in Vacaville, Calif.

Photo: Joel Rosenbaum, Associated Press

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Out the window: Bangladeshi passengers exit a bus in haste after the vehicle was attacked during clashes
between garment workers and police in Dhaka. Police entered a garment factory, fired tear gas and
used batons to disperse workers who have been on a hunger strike since July 28 because they haven't
been paid. less

Out the window: Bangladeshi passengers exit a bus in haste after the vehicle was attacked during clashes between garment workers and police in Dhaka. Police entered a garment factory, fired tear gas and ... more

Life sentences for genocide: Dozens of skulls of victims of the Khmer Rouge fill the windows of the main stupa at Choeung Ek
Killing Fields in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodia's U.N.-backed court on Thursday convicted two
former Khmer Rouge leaders - Nuon Chea, also known as "Brother Number Two," and Khieu Samphan, the
former head of state - and sentenced them to life in prison. Nearly 2 million people died from
forced labor, starvation, torture and execution during Pol Pot's reign of terror from 1975-79. less

Life sentences for genocide: Dozens of skulls of victims of the Khmer Rouge fill the windows of the main stupa at Choeung Ek Killing Fields in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodia's U.N.-backed court on Thursday ... more

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A stack of skulls and bones of long-gone Parisians await visitors in the Catacombs of Paris. These
underground quarries were used to store the remains of generations of the city's dead to relieve
the overcrowding of Paris' cemeteries at the end of the 18th century. Now they are a popular
tourist attraction. less

A stack of skulls and bones of long-gone Parisians await visitors in the Catacombs of Paris. These underground quarries were used to store the remains of generations of the city's dead to relieve the ... more

Quake toll rises: Rescue workers carry an earthquake victim from the rubble of a village in Longtoushan township,
southwest China's Yunnan province. The death toll from the quake that devastated the remote region jumped to nearly 600 people. less

Quake toll rises: Rescue workers carry an earthquake victim from the rubble of a village in Longtoushan township, southwest China's Yunnan province. The death toll from the quake that devastated the remote ... more

New fatality at the Zoo of Death: Two Komodo dragons mate at the zoo in Surabaya, eastern Java island, on the same day another Komodo was found dead. The zoo is notorious for hundreds of animal deaths; three of the giant lizards have already perished this year. less

New fatality at the Zoo of Death: Two Komodo dragons mate at the zoo in Surabaya, eastern Java island, on the same day another Komodo was found dead. The zoo is notorious for hundreds of animal deaths; three ... more

Photo: Juni Kriswanto, AFP/Getty Images

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A combine makes a final pass on a grass seed field southeast of Albany, Ore., as the sun drops
below the Coast Range.

A combine makes a final pass on a grass seed field southeast of Albany, Ore., as the sun drops below the Coast Range.

Photo: Mark Ylen, Associated Press

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